Feed the birds

Did you feed the birds this morning?  In wintertime they really need feeding as they cannot access food when the ground is frozen.  They also need water and it’s important to refresh this every day.

In the first lockdown many found they were aware of birdsong for the first time in a long time.  People found it soothing and heartening at a time of stress and worry.  In this time of global environmental crisis, it is more important than ever to feed our birds thus helping with bio-diversity and maintenance of bird species.

St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the environment, is often pictured with birds and is known for his love of all earthy creatures.  Many of us love the song ‘Feed the Birds’ from the film, Mary Poppins and the lines ‘all around the cathedral the saints and apostles look down as she sells her wares; although you can’t see it, you know they are smiling each time someone shows that he cares’ would indicate that perhaps it’s not just us earthly beings who feel joy when we feed the birds.

In his book ‘Success is for You’, Dr David R. Hawkins writes: ‘The next easy practice that has profound repercussions throughout our entire inner nature is:  Feed the Wild Birds.  Yes, it is as simple as that.  Without fail we must make sure that there is food available for the birds even if we live in an apartment’.

Feeding the birds can become a joyful part of our morning routine and has many positive effects on ourselves and on Our Spiritual Earth.